U.S. aircraft reportedly evacuated from British bases
The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. bombers and aerial refueling aircraft had been evacuated from RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom following a “threat from Iran”.
Several weeks earlier, RAF Fairford was also evacuated, with U.S. B-1 and B-52 bombers relocated to the United States, according to the report.
Iranian media report another U.S. strike on Qeshm
Reuters cited Iranian state media reporting a U.S. strike on Qeshm Island overnight November 8–9. The reported attack followed recent U.S. strikes against Iranian air defenses near the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy shipments.
A provincial official told Fars that vital infrastructure and services were unaffected. Washington had not commented on the latest report.
The strike was reportedly directed at an air-defense system, but the reporting did not establish the number of overnight strikes, their targets or the extent of damage. President Trump previously acknowledged a separate U.S. attack on an Iranian air-defense system on November 6.
Qatar continues mediation between Washington and Tehran. Claims that Israel caused a fire at a Tehran energy facility through a cyberattack, or that Qatar specifically urged the IRGC not to retaliate, remain unverified.
Iran claims a strike on Oman’s Didamar Island
The Wall Street Journal reported that Iranian state media said Iran’s military struck the Omani island, which hosts navigational equipment. An Omani coast guard official told the newspaper that an explosion occurred there but provided no further details.
Hindustan Times reported claims that radar, communications and navigation infrastructure near the Strait of Hormuz had been targeted. The exact systems affected and the extent of damage remain unverified.
Footage circulating online also appeared to show smoke rising from the island, the Times of India reported.
Iranian state TV also reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy had “disabled the enemy’s maritime navigation systems in territorial waters”, without identifying the location in that statement.
Police and Shin Bet investigate threatening Tel Aviv flyers
The Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) are investigating flyers found today in mailboxes at several addresses in northern Tel Aviv. Police said the flyers contained a QR code linking to a webpage with “threatening content.”
A screenshot released by police showed a website titled “warning from handala team”. Handala is a hacker group linked to Iran that has previously published contents taken from Israeli officials’ devices.
The website carried a message in broken Hebrew warning Israelis that if “your leaders once again act foolishly and attack the energy infrastructure of the resistance front, you must be prepared to pay the heavy price for this aggression.”
“On that day, not a single power station, oil refinery or water desalination facility will remain in the occupied territories. From south to north, your energy and water arteries will shatter like glass,” the message read.
“This is the final warning. The choice is yours: wisdom, or sinking into darkness and the silence of catastrophe,” the website stated.
Police said officers attended the addresses and collected the flyers as evidence. The Shin Bet is participating in the investigation.
